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orbital velocity
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orbital velocity
n.
1. The velocity at which a body revolves about another body.
2. The minimum velocity required to place or maintain a satellite in a given orbit.

orbital velocity
n
(Astronomy) the velocity required by a spacecraft, satellite, etc., to enter and maintain a given orbit


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They'd lost a third of their orbital speed and were down to about 12,000mph, according to reports.
The high-intensity laser pulses normally required to push electrons to high orbital speeds can also readily eject them from atoms, limiting experiments designed to probe relativistic effects.
 
 
 
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